Keeping parked vehicle cool

Bummer. At least no one was hurt and no damage other than the car port.

My Roadtrek wrote:
Be careful with those car ports, Monsoon season here in Tucson can deposit your car port in a neighbors yard....

well I thought I was smarter than nature- it blowed up in tonight's storm.

Lost a couple of trees too

I don;t know if it was a microburst but pretty wild here for about 15 minutes. Lots of my neighbors outside with flashlights

Doesn;t seem to be any damage but I had to update.


Morning light shows that the ties downs gave way- 1 bent leg on the shelter, the canopy is fine.
No damage to the van.

I lost the top 10' of the 40' tree in the back yard and a small palo verde in the front is leaning way over...I'll try to straighten while the soil is damp ( very, very hard clay/limestone soil here.
News this morning shows plenty damage across the valley.


where I really went wrong is I thought the bungee tie downs canopy to frame would release under pressure, but they didn;t.
On my do-over, I'll go lighter with canopy attachment


Mike

Sorry,

I'll be away from home for a few weeks- I'm in the UK for work.

I have one side supported on my roof-
so the "legs" on that side are 9" long into the plastic "feet" which come with the kit. These are bolted to steel brackets which I secured to the roof with lag screws.

the un-needed legs I reused on the other side supported on the concrete rv pad beside the house. I cut these so that the entire frame would be level.


I don;t live in a HOA.
The previous owner of my van did live in a HOA...he wasn't allowed to park at home, so was renting covered storage.
I suppose that would be an option for the OP

Mike

mkguitar wrote:
Sorry, I edited my other post to reflect a "custom" install to raise the height by about 2.5'

mike

Thanks. If you have some snapshots of that install, I'd love to see them. I think I'll have a similar location, and was thinking I could use the unused leg sections to raise the carport up.

eric1514 wrote:
I don't know where you find those fabric carports that are tall enough to cover an RV. The ones at Costco or HF aren't. My rig is 9' at the shoulders.

Sorry, I edited my other post to reflect a "custom" install to raise the height by about 2.5'

mike

Probably better to start a new thread in General, and ask there for recommendations. The place I used for my Roadtrek in Tucson is no longer in business.

My Roadtrek, if I decide to get a cover for my roof fan do you have any suggestions where in Tucson I can get someone trustworthy and capable to install it and/or do any other work I might need done on it?

Unfortunately I live in an HOA community so carport and covers are not an option. Wish they were. Thanks for the suggestions.

I don't know where you find those fabric carports that are tall enough to cover an RV. The ones at Costco or HF aren't. My rig is 9' at the shoulders.

yes- good point

I have a quick trip to the UK for work and return in a few weeks- we then saddle up and head for the hills.
I'll strip the skin off the "carport" while we are gone.

The "smart" thing to do with a skin is secure it loosely with tear away zip ties, velcro strips or bungees.

secure the frame well ( and mine is pinned together at each joint) and if the winds lift..... the skin just parts and looks for your neighbor's pool...


the upside is it shades the van well and keeps interior temps down below 160º

another thing to do is cover your tires- the covers at the RV store are fitted and should stay in place...beats cardboard- ALTHOUGH I have a couple of neighbors who re-use those darn election signs that sit at the corner 3 weeks after the election is done...they fashion them into wheel covers

mike